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Networking is seen as a challenge faced by many aspiring social entrepreneurs and social businesses. However, it is extremely important to build networks because through it, you can build social capital which can help you gain financial capital as a social enterprise. When you get out there and build relationships, it brings you closer to finding potential customers and even financiers, who have the same passion as you for your social mission.

Networks for Social Businesses

Build social capital that can help you gain financial capital.

Below we have compiled a list of global networks you can tap into as a social entrepreneur:

Ashoka is a leading worldwide organization for the support and promotion of social entrepreneurs. They build and cultivate a community of change leaders who transform institutions and cultures for the good of society.

Impact Hub acts as the parent body of the global network of hubs that aim to foster entrepreneurship, idea incubation, and business development and offers co-working spaces to social enterprises.

The Support Network for Social Entrepreneurs (SuNSE) is a network that provides support to social entrepreneurs to start and grow social businesses across North West Europe. They have partners based in the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France.

Euclid Network works across Europe to put social entrepreneurship in the international spotlight. They provide a network for their members which includes social enterprise support organizations, universities and training institutes, social investors and funds, frontline NGOs, and impact practitioners.